Honour. Seems like an old-fashioned word. “Doing the honourable thing” is mostly taken to mean that young men should accept their responsibility if they’ve made someone pregnant outside of a long-term relationship. Or a negatively-loaded word as used in “honour killing”. The irony and delusion of someone believing that murder actually brings honour. Really? Which […]
Leadership
Flourish
Flourish. That’s my word for work in 2023. It’s always been there for me. It was the biggest satisfaction I got when I had a large team – seeing team members flourish. The stories that live with me most and which get me most emotional are those where I’ve seen people grow often beyond what […]
Me first
For all the talk of servant leadership, in society at large, our focus is increasingly on “me first”. But if we actively participate in and feed a culture where it’s all about me – my daily photo to share with you all, my obsession with me time, put yourself first, look after you because no […]
The recession doesn’t own your response
Official confirmation of recession, tax raises and spending cuts. Doom and gloom 24×7 on the news. Here’s my take on what it means for us as SME business owners. Context This is not the first recession, and it won’t be the last. Sometimes they’ve hurt a little, sometimes a lot, sometimes not at all. Depends […]
“We need to make it easier to do the right thing”. Diversity in companies with Martin Mason, CEO of Unleashed
I remember in the early 90s being told to staple my photograph to any CVs I sent out applying for work. I’m no George Clooney, so I wondered why. I later found out it was so that people who only had my name to go on would see that I wasn’t Pakistani! So offensive at […]